Sea Lion Shark Bite Wound Treated with Honey

California Sea Lion Receives Sweet Treatment After Shark Attack
SEE:
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/05/sea-lion-shark-bite-wound-treated-with.html

On September 6th the Care Center received a yearling female sea lion
with extensive wounds to her side and abdomen. The marks were
characteristic of a shark bite…

The problem was how best to treat a contaminated wound of this size. Sea
lions are notoriously good at removing bandages and the necessary
restraint for repeated bandage changes is stressful to the animal.

She was not stable enough to undergo anesthesia, so whatever treatment
was selected would need to be rapidly applied and minimally painful to
an awake animal.

Due to the size of the wound and the degree of contamination I decided
to try a novel wound treatment that dates backs at least several
centuries, honey. ..

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